UK Première of Carl Vine's Piano Concerto No 2 | London Philharmonic Orchestra

In July 1953, shortly after the death of Joseph Stalin, Shostakovich started his Tenth Symphony. Years of psychological torture at Stalin’s hand found their way into the symphony’s compelling obsession and relentless drive. Gone, Shostakovich believed for a moment, was the censorship that had curtailed him for decades. In the most powerful symphony he wrote, we glimpse a liberated composer unleashing his all. With Beethoven’s own manifesto for musical freedom and the first UK performance of Australian composer Carl Vine’s Second Piano Concerto, here’s a concert that promises to take a powerful hold of the emotions.

Free pre-concert discussion | 6.15pm–6.45pm | Royal Festival Hall
Pianist Piers Lane discusses the UK première of Carl Vine’s Piano Concerto No. 2.